Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cedar Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Mountain and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Mountain

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Cedar Mountain:
  • 35.143450, -82.642904
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cedar Mountain

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Since Cedar Mountain is near Greenville County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cedar Mountain

Communities Also Named Cedar Mountain ...

We found one communities that are also named Cedar Mountain.

Within North Carolina, the name Cedar Mountain is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cedar Mountain in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • King County
    • This Cedar Mountain is located in King County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Mountain that is located in Transylvania County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedar Mountain.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Mountain ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Falls Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
• Glen Cannon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
• Knob Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Knob Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Knob Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
• Little River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little River is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Piney Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Seven Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Slick Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
• Stoney Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
• Sweetwater Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms

How Far From Cedar Mountain to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedar Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Mountain and extending to:

• Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Mountain to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'